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<div class="block">Random data generation utilities.</div>
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<td class="colFirst"><code>double</code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/commons/math3/random/RandomData.html#nextExponential(double)">nextExponential</a></strong>(double&nbsp;mean)</code>
<div class="block"><strong>Deprecated.</strong>&nbsp;</div>
<div class="block">Generates a random value from the exponential distribution
 with specified mean.</div>
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<td class="colFirst"><code>double</code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/commons/math3/random/RandomData.html#nextGaussian(double, double)">nextGaussian</a></strong>(double&nbsp;mu,
            double&nbsp;sigma)</code>
<div class="block"><strong>Deprecated.</strong>&nbsp;</div>
<div class="block">Generates a random value from the Normal (or Gaussian) distribution with
 specified mean and standard deviation.</div>
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<td class="colFirst"><code><a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</a></code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/commons/math3/random/RandomData.html#nextHexString(int)">nextHexString</a></strong>(int&nbsp;len)</code>
<div class="block"><strong>Deprecated.</strong>&nbsp;</div>
<div class="block">Generates a random string of hex characters of length <code>len</code>.</div>
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<td class="colFirst"><code>int</code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/commons/math3/random/RandomData.html#nextInt(int, int)">nextInt</a></strong>(int&nbsp;lower,
       int&nbsp;upper)</code>
<div class="block"><strong>Deprecated.</strong>&nbsp;</div>
<div class="block">Generates a uniformly distributed random integer between <code>lower</code>
 and <code>upper</code> (endpoints included).</div>
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<td class="colFirst"><code>long</code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/commons/math3/random/RandomData.html#nextLong(long, long)">nextLong</a></strong>(long&nbsp;lower,
        long&nbsp;upper)</code>
<div class="block"><strong>Deprecated.</strong>&nbsp;</div>
<div class="block">Generates a uniformly distributed random long integer between
 <code>lower</code> and <code>upper</code> (endpoints included).</div>
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<td class="colFirst"><code>int[]</code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/commons/math3/random/RandomData.html#nextPermutation(int, int)">nextPermutation</a></strong>(int&nbsp;n,
               int&nbsp;k)</code>
<div class="block"><strong>Deprecated.</strong>&nbsp;</div>
<div class="block">Generates an integer array of length <code>k</code> whose entries are selected
 randomly, without repetition, from the integers <code>0, ..., n - 1</code>
 (inclusive).</div>
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<td class="colFirst"><code>long</code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/commons/math3/random/RandomData.html#nextPoisson(double)">nextPoisson</a></strong>(double&nbsp;mean)</code>
<div class="block"><strong>Deprecated.</strong>&nbsp;</div>
<div class="block">Generates a random value from the Poisson distribution with the given
 mean.</div>
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<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/commons/math3/random/RandomData.html#nextSample(java.util.Collection, int)">nextSample</a></strong>(<a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/Collection.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.util">Collection</a>&lt;?&gt;&nbsp;c,
          int&nbsp;k)</code>
<div class="block"><strong>Deprecated.</strong>&nbsp;</div>
<div class="block">Returns an array of <code>k</code> objects selected randomly from the
 Collection <code>c</code>.</div>
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<td class="colFirst"><code><a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</a></code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/commons/math3/random/RandomData.html#nextSecureHexString(int)">nextSecureHexString</a></strong>(int&nbsp;len)</code>
<div class="block"><strong>Deprecated.</strong>&nbsp;</div>
<div class="block">Generates a random string of hex characters from a secure random
 sequence.</div>
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<td class="colFirst"><code>int</code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/commons/math3/random/RandomData.html#nextSecureInt(int, int)">nextSecureInt</a></strong>(int&nbsp;lower,
             int&nbsp;upper)</code>
<div class="block"><strong>Deprecated.</strong>&nbsp;</div>
<div class="block">Generates a uniformly distributed random integer between <code>lower</code>
 and <code>upper</code> (endpoints included) from a secure random sequence.</div>
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<td class="colFirst"><code>long</code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/commons/math3/random/RandomData.html#nextSecureLong(long, long)">nextSecureLong</a></strong>(long&nbsp;lower,
              long&nbsp;upper)</code>
<div class="block"><strong>Deprecated.</strong>&nbsp;</div>
<div class="block">Generates a uniformly distributed random long integer between
 <code>lower</code> and <code>upper</code> (endpoints included) from a secure random
 sequence.</div>
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<td class="colFirst"><code>double</code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/commons/math3/random/RandomData.html#nextUniform(double, double)">nextUniform</a></strong>(double&nbsp;lower,
           double&nbsp;upper)</code>
<div class="block"><strong>Deprecated.</strong>&nbsp;</div>
<div class="block">Generates a uniformly distributed random value from the open interval
 <code>(lower, upper)</code> (i.e., endpoints excluded).</div>
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<td class="colFirst"><code>double</code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/commons/math3/random/RandomData.html#nextUniform(double, double, boolean)">nextUniform</a></strong>(double&nbsp;lower,
           double&nbsp;upper,
           boolean&nbsp;lowerInclusive)</code>
<div class="block"><strong>Deprecated.</strong>&nbsp;</div>
<div class="block">Generates a uniformly distributed random value from the interval
 <code>(lower, upper)</code> or the interval <code>[lower, upper)</code>.</div>
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<div class="block"><span class="strong">Deprecated.</span>&nbsp;</div>
<div class="block">Generates a random string of hex characters of length <code>len</code>.
 <p>
 The generated string will be random, but not cryptographically
 secure. To generate cryptographically secure strings, use
 <a href="../../../../../org/apache/commons/math3/random/RandomData.html#nextSecureHexString(int)"><code>nextSecureHexString(int)</code></a>.
 </p></div>
<dl><dt><span class="strong">Parameters:</span></dt><dd><code>len</code> - the length of the string to be generated</dd>
<dt><span class="strong">Returns:</span></dt><dd>a random string of hex characters of length <code>len</code></dd>
<dt><span class="strong">Throws:</span></dt>
<dd><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/commons/math3/exception/NotStrictlyPositiveException.html" title="class in org.apache.commons.math3.exception">NotStrictlyPositiveException</a></code> - if <code>len &lt;= 0</code></dd></dl>
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<div class="block"><span class="strong">Deprecated.</span>&nbsp;</div>
<div class="block">Generates a uniformly distributed random integer between <code>lower</code>
 and <code>upper</code> (endpoints included).
 <p>
 The generated integer will be random, but not cryptographically secure.
 To generate cryptographically secure integer sequences, use
 <a href="../../../../../org/apache/commons/math3/random/RandomData.html#nextSecureInt(int, int)"><code>nextSecureInt(int, int)</code></a>.
 </p></div>
<dl><dt><span class="strong">Parameters:</span></dt><dd><code>lower</code> - lower bound for generated integer</dd><dd><code>upper</code> - upper bound for generated integer</dd>
<dt><span class="strong">Returns:</span></dt><dd>a random integer greater than or equal to <code>lower</code>
 and less than or equal to <code>upper</code></dd>
<dt><span class="strong">Throws:</span></dt>
<dd><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/commons/math3/exception/NumberIsTooLargeException.html" title="class in org.apache.commons.math3.exception">NumberIsTooLargeException</a></code> - if <code>lower &gt;= upper</code></dd></dl>
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<div class="block"><span class="strong">Deprecated.</span>&nbsp;</div>
<div class="block">Generates a uniformly distributed random long integer between
 <code>lower</code> and <code>upper</code> (endpoints included).
 <p>
 The generated long integer values will be random, but not
 cryptographically secure. To generate cryptographically secure sequences
 of longs, use <a href="../../../../../org/apache/commons/math3/random/RandomData.html#nextSecureLong(long, long)"><code>nextSecureLong(long, long)</code></a>.
 </p></div>
<dl><dt><span class="strong">Parameters:</span></dt><dd><code>lower</code> - lower bound for generated long integer</dd><dd><code>upper</code> - upper bound for generated long integer</dd>
<dt><span class="strong">Returns:</span></dt><dd>a random long integer greater than or equal to <code>lower</code> and
 less than or equal to <code>upper</code></dd>
<dt><span class="strong">Throws:</span></dt>
<dd><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/commons/math3/exception/NumberIsTooLargeException.html" title="class in org.apache.commons.math3.exception">NumberIsTooLargeException</a></code> - if <code>lower &gt;= upper</code></dd></dl>
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                           throws <a href="../../../../../org/apache/commons/math3/exception/NotStrictlyPositiveException.html" title="class in org.apache.commons.math3.exception">NotStrictlyPositiveException</a></pre>
<div class="block"><span class="strong">Deprecated.</span>&nbsp;</div>
<div class="block">Generates a random string of hex characters from a secure random
 sequence.
 <p>
 If cryptographic security is not required, use
 <a href="../../../../../org/apache/commons/math3/random/RandomData.html#nextHexString(int)"><code>nextHexString(int)</code></a>.
 </p></div>
<dl><dt><span class="strong">Parameters:</span></dt><dd><code>len</code> - the length of the string to be generated</dd>
<dt><span class="strong">Returns:</span></dt><dd>a random string of hex characters of length <code>len</code></dd>
<dt><span class="strong">Throws:</span></dt>
<dd><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/commons/math3/exception/NotStrictlyPositiveException.html" title="class in org.apache.commons.math3.exception">NotStrictlyPositiveException</a></code> - if <code>len &lt;= 0</code></dd></dl>
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<div class="block"><span class="strong">Deprecated.</span>&nbsp;</div>
<div class="block">Generates a uniformly distributed random integer between <code>lower</code>
 and <code>upper</code> (endpoints included) from a secure random sequence.
 <p>
 Sequences of integers generated using this method will be
 cryptographically secure. If cryptographic security is not required,
 <a href="../../../../../org/apache/commons/math3/random/RandomData.html#nextInt(int, int)"><code>nextInt(int, int)</code></a> should be used instead of this method.</p>
 <p>
 <strong>Definition</strong>:
 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptographically_secure_pseudo-random_number_generator">
 Secure Random Sequence</a></p></div>
<dl><dt><span class="strong">Parameters:</span></dt><dd><code>lower</code> - lower bound for generated integer</dd><dd><code>upper</code> - upper bound for generated integer</dd>
<dt><span class="strong">Returns:</span></dt><dd>a random integer greater than or equal to <code>lower</code> and less
 than or equal to <code>upper</code>.</dd>
<dt><span class="strong">Throws:</span></dt>
<dd><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/commons/math3/exception/NumberIsTooLargeException.html" title="class in org.apache.commons.math3.exception">NumberIsTooLargeException</a></code> - if <code>lower &gt;= upper</code>.</dd></dl>
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<div class="block"><span class="strong">Deprecated.</span>&nbsp;</div>
<div class="block">Generates a uniformly distributed random long integer between
 <code>lower</code> and <code>upper</code> (endpoints included) from a secure random
 sequence.
 <p>
 Sequences of long values generated using this method will be
 cryptographically secure. If cryptographic security is not required,
 <a href="../../../../../org/apache/commons/math3/random/RandomData.html#nextLong(long, long)"><code>nextLong(long, long)</code></a> should be used instead of this method.</p>
 <p>
 <strong>Definition</strong>:
 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptographically_secure_pseudo-random_number_generator">
 Secure Random Sequence</a></p></div>
<dl><dt><span class="strong">Parameters:</span></dt><dd><code>lower</code> - lower bound for generated integer</dd><dd><code>upper</code> - upper bound for generated integer</dd>
<dt><span class="strong">Returns:</span></dt><dd>a random long integer greater than or equal to <code>lower</code> and
 less than or equal to <code>upper</code>.</dd>
<dt><span class="strong">Throws:</span></dt>
<dd><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/commons/math3/exception/NumberIsTooLargeException.html" title="class in org.apache.commons.math3.exception">NumberIsTooLargeException</a></code> - if <code>lower &gt;= upper</code>.</dd></dl>
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<div class="block"><span class="strong">Deprecated.</span>&nbsp;</div>
<div class="block">Generates a random value from the Poisson distribution with the given
 mean.
 <p>
 <strong>Definition</strong>:
 <a href="http://www.itl.nist.gov/div898/handbook/eda/section3/eda366j.htm">
 Poisson Distribution</a></p></div>
<dl><dt><span class="strong">Parameters:</span></dt><dd><code>mean</code> - the mean of the Poisson distribution</dd>
<dt><span class="strong">Returns:</span></dt><dd>a random value following the specified Poisson distribution</dd>
<dt><span class="strong">Throws:</span></dt>
<dd><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/commons/math3/exception/NotStrictlyPositiveException.html" title="class in org.apache.commons.math3.exception">NotStrictlyPositiveException</a></code> - if <code>mean &lt;= 0</code>.</dd></dl>
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<div class="block"><span class="strong">Deprecated.</span>&nbsp;</div>
<div class="block">Generates a random value from the Normal (or Gaussian) distribution with
 specified mean and standard deviation.
 <p>
 <strong>Definition</strong>:
 <a href="http://www.itl.nist.gov/div898/handbook/eda/section3/eda3661.htm">
 Normal Distribution</a></p></div>
<dl><dt><span class="strong">Parameters:</span></dt><dd><code>mu</code> - the mean of the distribution</dd><dd><code>sigma</code> - the standard deviation of the distribution</dd>
<dt><span class="strong">Returns:</span></dt><dd>a random value following the specified Gaussian distribution</dd>
<dt><span class="strong">Throws:</span></dt>
<dd><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/commons/math3/exception/NotStrictlyPositiveException.html" title="class in org.apache.commons.math3.exception">NotStrictlyPositiveException</a></code> - if <code>sigma &lt;= 0</code>.</dd></dl>
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<div class="block"><span class="strong">Deprecated.</span>&nbsp;</div>
<div class="block">Generates a random value from the exponential distribution
 with specified mean.
 <p>
 <strong>Definition</strong>:
 <a href="http://www.itl.nist.gov/div898/handbook/eda/section3/eda3667.htm">
 Exponential Distribution</a></p></div>
<dl><dt><span class="strong">Parameters:</span></dt><dd><code>mean</code> - the mean of the distribution</dd>
<dt><span class="strong">Returns:</span></dt><dd>a random value following the specified exponential distribution</dd>
<dt><span class="strong">Throws:</span></dt>
<dd><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/commons/math3/exception/NotStrictlyPositiveException.html" title="class in org.apache.commons.math3.exception">NotStrictlyPositiveException</a></code> - if <code>mean &lt;= 0</code>.</dd></dl>
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                 double&nbsp;upper)
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<div class="block"><span class="strong">Deprecated.</span>&nbsp;</div>
<div class="block">Generates a uniformly distributed random value from the open interval
 <code>(lower, upper)</code> (i.e., endpoints excluded).
 <p>
 <strong>Definition</strong>:
 <a href="http://www.itl.nist.gov/div898/handbook/eda/section3/eda3662.htm">
 Uniform Distribution</a> <code>lower</code> and <code>upper - lower</code> are the
 <a href = "http://www.itl.nist.gov/div898/handbook/eda/section3/eda364.htm">
 location and scale parameters</a>, respectively.</p></div>
<dl><dt><span class="strong">Parameters:</span></dt><dd><code>lower</code> - the exclusive lower bound of the support</dd><dd><code>upper</code> - the exclusive upper bound of the support</dd>
<dt><span class="strong">Returns:</span></dt><dd>a uniformly distributed random value between lower and upper
 (exclusive)</dd>
<dt><span class="strong">Throws:</span></dt>
<dd><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/commons/math3/exception/NumberIsTooLargeException.html" title="class in org.apache.commons.math3.exception">NumberIsTooLargeException</a></code> - if <code>lower &gt;= upper</code></dd>
<dd><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/commons/math3/exception/NotFiniteNumberException.html" title="class in org.apache.commons.math3.exception">NotFiniteNumberException</a></code> - if one of the bounds is infinite</dd>
<dd><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/commons/math3/exception/NotANumberException.html" title="class in org.apache.commons.math3.exception">NotANumberException</a></code> - if one of the bounds is NaN</dd></dl>
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                 double&nbsp;upper,
                 boolean&nbsp;lowerInclusive)
                   throws <a href="../../../../../org/apache/commons/math3/exception/NumberIsTooLargeException.html" title="class in org.apache.commons.math3.exception">NumberIsTooLargeException</a>,
                          <a href="../../../../../org/apache/commons/math3/exception/NotFiniteNumberException.html" title="class in org.apache.commons.math3.exception">NotFiniteNumberException</a>,
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<div class="block"><span class="strong">Deprecated.</span>&nbsp;</div>
<div class="block">Generates a uniformly distributed random value from the interval
 <code>(lower, upper)</code> or the interval <code>[lower, upper)</code>. The lower
 bound is thus optionally included, while the upper bound is always
 excluded.
 <p>
 <strong>Definition</strong>:
 <a href="http://www.itl.nist.gov/div898/handbook/eda/section3/eda3662.htm">
 Uniform Distribution</a> <code>lower</code> and <code>upper - lower</code> are the
 <a href = "http://www.itl.nist.gov/div898/handbook/eda/section3/eda364.htm">
 location and scale parameters</a>, respectively.</p></div>
<dl><dt><span class="strong">Parameters:</span></dt><dd><code>lower</code> - the lower bound of the support</dd><dd><code>upper</code> - the exclusive upper bound of the support</dd><dd><code>lowerInclusive</code> - <code>true</code> if the lower bound is inclusive</dd>
<dt><span class="strong">Returns:</span></dt><dd>uniformly distributed random value in the <code>(lower, upper)</code>
 interval, if <code>lowerInclusive</code> is <code>false</code>, or in the
 <code>[lower, upper)</code> interval, if <code>lowerInclusive</code> is
 <code>true</code></dd>
<dt><span class="strong">Throws:</span></dt>
<dd><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/commons/math3/exception/NumberIsTooLargeException.html" title="class in org.apache.commons.math3.exception">NumberIsTooLargeException</a></code> - if <code>lower &gt;= upper</code></dd>
<dd><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/commons/math3/exception/NotFiniteNumberException.html" title="class in org.apache.commons.math3.exception">NotFiniteNumberException</a></code> - if one of the bounds is infinite</dd>
<dd><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/commons/math3/exception/NotANumberException.html" title="class in org.apache.commons.math3.exception">NotANumberException</a></code> - if one of the bounds is NaN</dd></dl>
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                    int&nbsp;k)
                      throws <a href="../../../../../org/apache/commons/math3/exception/NumberIsTooLargeException.html" title="class in org.apache.commons.math3.exception">NumberIsTooLargeException</a>,
                             <a href="../../../../../org/apache/commons/math3/exception/NotStrictlyPositiveException.html" title="class in org.apache.commons.math3.exception">NotStrictlyPositiveException</a></pre>
<div class="block"><span class="strong">Deprecated.</span>&nbsp;</div>
<div class="block">Generates an integer array of length <code>k</code> whose entries are selected
 randomly, without repetition, from the integers <code>0, ..., n - 1</code>
 (inclusive).
 <p>
 Generated arrays represent permutations of <code>n</code> taken <code>k</code> at a
 time.</p></div>
<dl><dt><span class="strong">Parameters:</span></dt><dd><code>n</code> - the domain of the permutation</dd><dd><code>k</code> - the size of the permutation</dd>
<dt><span class="strong">Returns:</span></dt><dd>a random <code>k</code>-permutation of <code>n</code>, as an array of
 integers</dd>
<dt><span class="strong">Throws:</span></dt>
<dd><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/commons/math3/exception/NumberIsTooLargeException.html" title="class in org.apache.commons.math3.exception">NumberIsTooLargeException</a></code> - if <code>k &gt; n</code>.</dd>
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                    throws <a href="../../../../../org/apache/commons/math3/exception/NumberIsTooLargeException.html" title="class in org.apache.commons.math3.exception">NumberIsTooLargeException</a>,
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<div class="block"><span class="strong">Deprecated.</span>&nbsp;</div>
<div class="block">Returns an array of <code>k</code> objects selected randomly from the
 Collection <code>c</code>.
 <p>
 Sampling from <code>c</code> is without replacement; but if <code>c</code> contains
 identical objects, the sample may include repeats.  If all elements of
 <code>c</code> are distinct, the resulting object array represents a
 <a href="http://rkb.home.cern.ch/rkb/AN16pp/node250.html#SECTION0002500000000000000000">
 Simple Random Sample</a> of size <code>k</code> from the elements of
 <code>c</code>.</p></div>
<dl><dt><span class="strong">Parameters:</span></dt><dd><code>c</code> - the collection to be sampled</dd><dd><code>k</code> - the size of the sample</dd>
<dt><span class="strong">Returns:</span></dt><dd>a random sample of <code>k</code> elements from <code>c</code></dd>
<dt><span class="strong">Throws:</span></dt>
<dd><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/commons/math3/exception/NumberIsTooLargeException.html" title="class in org.apache.commons.math3.exception">NumberIsTooLargeException</a></code> - if <code>k &gt; c.size()</code>.</dd>
<dd><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/commons/math3/exception/NotStrictlyPositiveException.html" title="class in org.apache.commons.math3.exception">NotStrictlyPositiveException</a></code> - if <code>k &lt;= 0</code>.</dd></dl>
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